Methodology

"I loved Kai's gentle, present guidance."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T01:46:19+00:00
"I loved Kai's gentle, present guidance."
"I got a huge round of applause and for days afterwards I was approached repeatedly by people who had been deeply moved. A lot of what touched people came from what I added to the speech based on Kai's suggestions and I'm extremely grateful for his help."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T01:57:31+00:00
"I got a huge round of applause and for days afterwards I was approached repeatedly by people who had been deeply moved. A lot of what touched people came from what I added to the speech based on Kai's suggestions and I'm extremely grateful for his help."
"Kai is brilliant. His skillful means are a tremendous gift - really helped me see complex processes."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T01:12:11+00:00
"Kai is brilliant. His skillful means are a tremendous gift - really helped me see complex processes."
"With his warm presence, wealth of knowledge, and sense of humor, Kai was an excellent guide along my transformational journey. He supported me through several personal and professional challenges to arrive in entirely new and wonderful places."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-10-21T19:16:36+00:00
"With his warm presence, wealth of knowledge, and sense of humor, Kai was an excellent guide along my transformational journey. He supported me through several personal and professional challenges to arrive in entirely new and wonderful places."
"Kai understands my voice and takes my multi dimensional thinking and weaves it into a coherent narrative that everyone can access. He is very good at clarifying end goals and thought processes on complex topics."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T01:56:45+00:00
"Kai understands my voice and takes my multi dimensional thinking and weaves it into a coherent narrative that everyone can access. He is very good at clarifying end goals and thought processes on complex topics."
"I always feel progress and have a plan when I leave the sessions with Kai. I also very much like his demeanor and approach."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T01:05:18+00:00
"I always feel progress and have a plan when I leave the sessions with Kai. I also very much like his demeanor and approach."
"Kai was able to distill many different topics and reflect back to me in a well thought out and empathetic way what I am working towards and ways I can work on getting there."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T01:08:49+00:00
"Kai was able to distill many different topics and reflect back to me in a well thought out and empathetic way what I am working towards and ways I can work on getting there."
"I was feeling burnt out and uncertain of my direction. My time working with Kai helped me get clarity on what choices I was making that led to particular outcomes. With the guidance and tools Kai offered, I learned to trust my own insight more and to make more intentional decisions to consciously shape the path I wanted going forward."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T01:55:38+00:00
"I was feeling burnt out and uncertain of my direction. My time working with Kai helped me get clarity on what choices I was making that led to particular outcomes. With the guidance and tools Kai offered, I learned to trust my own insight more and to make more intentional decisions to consciously shape the path I wanted going forward."
"Immediate trust. [Kai] understood and addressed each of my concerns succinctly."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T01:38:08+00:00
"Immediate trust. [Kai] understood and addressed each of my concerns succinctly."
"Kai was very helpful for me... kind, encouraging and sympathetic."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T01:09:52+00:00
"Kai was very helpful for me... kind, encouraging and sympathetic."
"Kai was an amazing support to me... I felt like he really helped me get at the crux of things that were limiting me... It was *really* profound!"
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T01:11:39+00:00
"Kai was an amazing support to me... I felt like he really helped me get at the crux of things that were limiting me... It was *really* profound!"
"I’m discovering a new way of being within myself and carrying myself in the world. I can sense that I’ve grown deeply, and I want to say a big THANK YOU to Kai."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T01:21:33+00:00
"I’m discovering a new way of being within myself and carrying myself in the world. I can sense that I’ve grown deeply, and I want to say a big THANK YOU to Kai."
"Kai offered new ways of looking at my concerns that freed me up to take action."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T00:49:15+00:00
"Kai offered new ways of looking at my concerns that freed me up to take action."
"[Kai] could look at my situation from the outside and see things I couldn't. He helped me past my comfort zone to overcome perfectionism and make real progress."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T01:54:08+00:00
"[Kai] could look at my situation from the outside and see things I couldn't. He helped me past my comfort zone to overcome perfectionism and make real progress."
"Kai helped me realize that change was possible in areas I thought were a permanent part of who I was."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T01:18:04+00:00
"Kai helped me realize that change was possible in areas I thought were a permanent part of who I was."
"Kai worked with me to find my voice and develop my ability to speak authentically and courageously... I was able to advocate for myself more effectively both at work and in my personal relationships."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T01:19:26+00:00
"Kai worked with me to find my voice and develop my ability to speak authentically and courageously... I was able to advocate for myself more effectively both at work and in my personal relationships."
"I feel like the work we have accomplished in these four months might have taken four years or more with any other [work] that I have experienced before."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T01:20:27+00:00
"I feel like the work we have accomplished in these four months might have taken four years or more with any other [work] that I have experienced before."
"Kai listened well, offered questions for my self-inquiry, offered appropriate techniques, and guided me to explore some weighty issues that I seemed to gloss over."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2020-01-18T02:49:52+00:00
"Kai listened well, offered questions for my self-inquiry, offered appropriate techniques, and guided me to explore some weighty issues that I seemed to gloss over."
"Kai was fantastic. Very patient and accepting. I felt comfortable sharing my issues with him."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T01:35:00+00:00
"Kai was fantastic. Very patient and accepting. I felt comfortable sharing my issues with him."
"Kai was very attentive and it felt like he was able to hear my situation and distill down themes... quickly."
Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching
2019-09-26T01:06:09+00:00
"Kai was very attentive and it felt like he was able to hear my situation and distill down themes... quickly."
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Kai Mantsch Executive Coaching

I trained initially at New Ventures West. Here is their response to what differentiates Integral Coaching.

I also draw from a wide range of other methodologies and practices to construct a program uniquely suited to each client’s situation. Some examples include social and emotional intelligence, mindfulness, nonviolent communication, effective influence, and leadership embodiment.

TRAININGS

Coaching

Integral Coaching® – New Ventures West (certified)
Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychology – Hakomi California (certified)
From Trauma to Dharma – Manuela Mischke-Reeds
Aletheia / Integral Unfoldment – Steve March
Focusing – Ann Weiser Cornell / Eugene Gendlin
Leadership Embodiment – Wendy Palmer
Re-Creation of the Self – Jon Eisman
The Enneagram – Helen Palmer
Full Spectrum Improv – Joya Cory
Texas Institute of NLP – Tom Best (certified)

Group/Systems Coaching

Systems Coaching – ORSC
Effective Influence + TeamSmarts – CCCI
World Work – Arnie Mindell

Diversity/Equity

Effective Influence + TeamSmarts – CCCI
Racial Healing Allies – Tovi Scruggs-Hussein
Hard Conversations: Intro to Racism – Patti Digh
White Awake: Roots Deeper Than Whiteness
The Right Use of Power – Cedar Barstow

Mindfulness/Spiritual Practice

Insight Meditation – Spirit Rock / James Baraz + Jack Kornfield + Howard Cohen
Direct Path Nondual Meditation – Ganga Ji + Chad Johnson + Adyashanti + Mooji

Intrigued? Contact me for a free consultation to see if it’s right for us to work together.

Kai Mantsch

Kai Mantsch

Kai is a certified New Ventures West Integral Coach®. He is also Certified in Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychology, and supports training in both the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento. He brings his coaching, psychology, mindfulness and 20+ years of tech experience to helping leaders in both the tech and nonprofit spaces excel with practical leadership skills.